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Pithecellobium unguis-cati

(L.) Benth. (1844)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Pithecellobium

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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: London J. Bot. 3: 200 (1844)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pithecellobium unguis-cati Honolulu foster gardens. (From Mexico) Preserved_Specimen Fresh flowers odorless, on drying fragrent, buds green, 20+ in a round head, corolla pale-green, 3 mm. Long; calyax pale-green, long-stalked. Pod Pale-pink, aril bright -red, stretching 1 inch long with black seed at outer end. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1960-02-26
2 Pithecellobium unguis-cati Koko Crater Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Tree with pale grayish bark, fissured near base of trunk, smoothing out above; flowers white, no odor noticed. Staples, G.W. 809 Oahu BISH 1992-03-22
3 Pithecellobium unguis-cati Koko Crater Botanical Garden, African section Preserved_Specimen Tree to 10 m; flowers white Annable, C.R. 3484 Oahu BISH 1997-05-02
4 Pithecellobium unguis-cati Foster Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen An irregular tree 4 meters tall in partial shade. Lau, J. 2408 Oahu BISH 1986-05-16
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